The One Day Podcast (يوماً ما)

The guest of the week is one of the most active individuals in the start-up support ecosystem in the UAE today, Louis Lebbos; the co-founder and board member of Astro Labs, and the ex-founder of Namshi.

Louis and his partner created Astrolabs with a mission to drive digital growth in companies and people, and they are doing that today through their educational programs, start up support services as well as the co-working spaces and communities they’re running across UAE and KSA.

Prior to kicking off Astro-labs, Louis co-founded Namshi back in 2011, which today is one of the largest online fashion ecommerce platforms in the region.

Some of the topics that Omar explored with his guest this week include:

- Various self-development strategies
- Reasons why traditional educational system cannot fulfill job market needs
- The importance of practical hands-on education that is closer to job market needs
- Why entrepreneurs fail, and the critical factors that would make any venture succeed
- Why stress at work can only harm than ever do good
- The difference between positive and negative stress 

This week's guest on the One Day Podcast is Amna Al Qubaisi, a 21 year old Emirati Racer. Amna is the first and youngest Emirati female racing driver to ever partake in professional motor sport locally.

Inspired by her father's passion in the sport, she began her karting career at the age of 14, and soon after became the female Arab to participate in international racing competitions claiming top finishes.

She won the F4 Trophy race at Yas Marina in 2019 and became the first woman to stand on the top step of a podium in an F1 supporting series. Today, the racer continues to elevate her game, claim more wins and build a name for herself.

The conversation continues with Dr. Yazan in part 2 of “Unlocking Human Potential” and this week the conversation takes an exciting turn and dives into activating the human element at the workplace as Dr. Yazan shares strategies that businesses could take advantage of in order to make the best of their human capital.

Omar gets deep with his guest and probes Dr. Yazan on topics around fear of success, the true meaning of growth, and personal development strategies from a Ph.D. professor. You wouldn’t want to miss it…

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This week's guest on the One Day Podcast is Dr. Yazan Hijazi, a brilliant mind who is here to share strategies on tapping into our human potential and unburying the creativity  we lost as kids. This conversation will be a two part episode, with the second part coming out next week.

Dr. Yazan Hijazi is a man of many hats. He is a scientist, an engineer, a professor at IE University, director of innovation at a reputable university in Jordan, and the founder of the human engineering center, which focuses on optimizing on the human potential to enhance the performance of organizations and teams.

Dr. Yazan's fascination in human potential has pushed him to explore and study topics such as creativity, innovation and the ways people can harness that.

Some of the topics discussed during the episode include:

• “What does it mean to have a possibility mindset?
• How labeling ourselves can hurt us instead of advance us
• What does it mean to be creative? How can we measure creativity?
• How are schools killing our children’s creativity?

This week's guest on the One Day Podcast is the inspirational Fida Taher, a Jordanian serial entrepreneur, and the founder of one of the largest online food recipe platforms today, Atbaki.

Fida is also the managing partner of Amam Ventures, a fund that offers manageable financial solutions particularly to businesses and SME’s that value gender equality.

Fida’s passion towards supporting women is evident in everything she does since she also serves as co-founder and chairperson of the on-growing "Women in Business Arabia" network, which includes more than 40,000 active members, with a mission to connect, support, and celebrate Arab women in business.

In this episode, Omar Almajali takes you behind the scenes and into the minds of his inspiring guest to tell you the untold story of their success while also sharing the tips, hacks, and habits that can help you on your own journey toward success.

This week's guest on the One Day Podcast is Amna Al Haddad, who made history as the first female Arab weightlifter to compete in hijab. Her career opened wide doors and opportunities for her such as allowing her to partake in Nike’s Hijab Pro campaign and product launch.

Those are not the only inspiring milestones in Amna’s journey since there was a bigger battle she was fighting against, and that was her depression. Turning the crippling dark depressed phase of her life into world victories while shattering glass ceilings of society through pursuing a “not very feminine” sport is what makes Amna’s story a truly inspiring one.

During the episode, Omar delves deep into Amna’s journey of self-mastery and growth to explore the intimate details of these life-changing moments and decisions that Amna took along the way.

Today, Amna is a mental health advocate and motivational speaker. As the first UAE national to receive the Rosalyn Carter Journalism Fellowship for Mental Illness, she is using her experience and story as means to raise awareness about mental health and its place in society.

This week's guest on the One Day Podcast is Daniel Essa the founder and creative director of the luxury footwear brand, Daniel Essa. This Syrian entrepreneur has been making waves globally for the extremely sophisticated, minimalistic and customizable designs his shoe line is recognized for.

This story is one that will inspire you to never give up or be the victim of your circumstances. It is a story of a young Syrian refugee who fled his country Syria because of the war, moved to France, and only within a few years has built a global fashion brand and a name for himself in one of the major fashion hubs in the world.

With Daniel, we’ll learn how to make the best out of a worse situation and how his luxury footwear brand quickly became a favorite amongst Hollywood stars and fashion elites from across the world.

In this episode, Omar Almajali takes you behind the scenes and into the minds of his inspiring guests to tell you the untold story of their success while also sharing the tips, hacks, and habits that can help you on your own journey toward success.

This week's guest on the One Day Podcast is Hassan Al Shaikh! Hassan is a radio and TV personality. He's also a social media influencer and a content creator. In addition to all of that, he's a tech enthusiast and has been a managing partner at an IT company for over 15 years now in Dubai.

Hassan's online content is inspirational and educational. He has a very unique way of expressing himself, which is full of honesty, bluntness, and humor, and because of this, people love his work and follow his content.

In this episode, Omar Almajali takes you behind the scenes and into the minds of his inspiring guest to tell you the untold story of their success while also sharing the tips, hacks, and habits that can help you on your own journey toward success.

This week's guest on the One Day Podcast is Scott Armstrong, Editor in Chief of “Arabian Business” Magazine. Arabian Business Magazine is one of the most recognizable and sought-after sources of business and industry news in the Middle East.

Scott brings with him 30+ years of experience as a journalist, editor, and strategic communications consultant. He shares with Omar some golden nuggets about effective communication and leveraging skills.

From having no formal education to rubbing shoulders with some of the most intelligent and successful people in every industry in Dubai, Scott shares his take on the real meaning of education and learning. In the same vein, he points out the importance of re-inventing yourself as opposed to defining yourself by just one career and all the things you think you could do.


In this episode, Omar Almajali takes you behind the scenes and into the minds of his inspiring guests to tell you the untold story of their success while also sharing the tips, hacks, and habits that can help you on your own journey toward success.

This week's guest is Raha Moharrak, the youngest Arab and first Saudi female to climb Mount Everest and the 7 summits of the world (highest peak of each continent). 

Raha's accomplishments and bold dreams have inspired the youth of our region, and especially young girls, to dream big and go after their dreams regardless of society’s expectations from them. 

Her name has made global headlines, and today Raha is a female ambassador for a number of global luxury brands including Burberry, Adidas, and others…During the episode, Omar explores with Raha all the stigmas and cultural norms that she had to push against in order to pursue this dream of hers.  

After years of hard work and grit, Raha shares her perspective on success, and what does it truly take for anyone to climb a mountain from a both actual and metaphorical sense. 

In this episode, Omar Almajali takes you behind the scenes and into the minds of his inspiring guests to tell you the untold story of their success while also sharing the tips, hacks, and habits that can help you on your own journey toward success.